DAN MEDICAL COURSES

The DAN AP (Divers Alert Network Asia Pacific) Oxygen Provider and PADI Oxygen First Aid Distinctive Specialty courses are basic training classes for potential rescuers in the administration of oxygen for diving emergencies and other general first aid emergencies.

These are the same course with different agencies. If you complete the DAN Oxygen Provider course with us you may also be certified as in PADI Oxygen First Aid Distinctive Specialty. The course is completed over a half day and is a prerequisite for the DAN / PADI Oxygen First Aid Instructor program.  It is also a prerequisite for DAN On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers. When combined with the PADI Rescue Diver and Emergency First Responder courses you receive the best possible preparation to react to most diving rescue incidents. Providing oxygen as soon as possible and in the highest concentration possible is the key to treating patients in diving related accidents.

All divers are strongly advised to undergo training in resuscitation and oxygen provision. The skills developed are extremely valuable, not only in the diving environment, but in all walks of life. This course is optional but considered to be highly desirable by most dive operators and is in fact required in some regions of the world. For scuba instructors and dive enthusiasts, DAN offers the world's most popular oxygen first aid program, launched in 1991. In the increasingly litigious environment in which we live, there is now more pressure than ever for diving instructors, dive charter operators, lifeguards and other professionals to ensure that appropriate oxygen equipment and properly trained and qualified oxygen providers are available where diving or certain other activities are conducted, as well as in certain workplaces where hazards exist or ill people may reside.

Entry Requirement:
Have completed the Resuscitation element, hold a current CPR certificate, or be assessed as competent in CPR by us.

Minimum age:
14 years old

Required Materials:
DAN Oxygen Student Pack B - included

Course Completion Authorization:
PADI Certification fee (optional) - A$45 - NOT Included.
DAN certification included with DAN Student Pack.
DAN Membership recommended but not required at this level.

The Oxygen Provider Course is an essential course for anyone with Rescue training and above… you owe it to your students and yourself to add this to the courses you offer. This includes all of the components necessary to enable the successful participant to teach the 4-hour DAN Oxygen Provider Module. It is compatible with the DAN America and DAN Europe Oxygen Instructor Courses and is presented by our DAN AP Instructor-Trainer.

Topics covered include recognition of a diving injury; benefits of oxygen provision; handling and storage of oxygen; oxygen delivery systems; teaching the use of the DAN Oxygen Unit; legal issues; and course preparation, standards and procedures.

Upon successful completion of Instructor Module 1 you become a Level 1 DAN Oxygen Instructor. As previously mentioned, a Level 1 Instructor can conduct the DAN Oxygen Provider Module but cannot teach the DAN Resuscitation Module.

Entry Requirements:

Minimum age:
At least 18 years of age

Required Materials:
DAN Oxygen Instructor Pack (Outside of Australia & NZ) - A$250 NOT included

Certification:
DAN Instructor Fee - Included with the Instructor Pack
DAN Membership required - A$70 for an individual, A$95 for family membership for residents of Asia Pacific (A$66 for an individual, A$93.50 for family membership for residents of Australia)
PADI Distinctive Specialty Instructor Application Fee (optional)- A$69 NOT included

DAN AP offers high quality First Aid training at Basic levels in Diving Medicine and in basic life support techniques to manage an unconscious victim, including rescue breathing and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This course is diving specific and compliments EFR which is a general CPR and first aid for adults with more detailed information on diving related accident management.

This course is designed to provide participants with training in techniques for basic life support, including the management of an unresponsive victim, expired air resuscitation (EAR), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Participants must have basic English-speaking and reading skills unless training materials are provided in the appropriate non-English language. You must also have the strength to manage CPR and other emergency situations.

It is ideal for those who want a more in-depth knowledge without taking the PADI Rescue Diver course and to supplement their current diving first aid training.

After the competent completion of all of the required skills, you will receive a Statement of Attainment from DAN when the registration procedures have been completed. The program is accredited by Australian State and National Government recognition authorities under the National Training Recognition Scheme.

Entry Requirement:

• Must have basic English speaking and reading skills.
• Must have the strength to manage CPR and other emergency situations.

Required Materials:
DAN CPR Student Pack - included

Course Completion Authorization:
DAN certification included with DAN Student Pack.
DAN Membership recommended but not required at this level.

This very interesting program deals with learning how to identify hazardous marine life, recognize possible injuries, how to provide first aid for those injuries, and, importantly, prevention of injuries or illness from a variety of potentially hazardous marine life.

Topics covered include jellyfish, fish with venomous spines, blue-ringed octopus, sea snakes, fish poisonings and many more. The theory and video presentations are supported by practical; exercises in bandaging, bleeding control, pressure-immobilisation technique and revision of CPR. Optional additions include oxygen supplementation and the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED's).

This program also provides an excellent opportunity for experienced divers and instructors to continue their education.

Entry Requirement:
An entry level course designed to educate the general diving public and interested and qualified non-divers.

Required Materials:
DAN Hazardous Marinelife Student Pack - included

Course Completion Authorization:
PADI Certification fee (optional) - A$45 NOT Included.
DAN certification included with DAN Student Pack.
DAN Membership recommended but not required at this level.

This course provides advanced level training on the assessment of neurological signs and symptoms of decompression illness and certain other injuries in the field. If you are remote from a recompression facility it provides valuable information to aid in treatment and assessment of recovery by a medical professional.

Entry Requirement:
Have successfully completed the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course within the past 24 months.

Minimum age:
14 years old

Required Materials:
DAN On-Site Nero Provider Pack - included

Course Completion Authorization:
DAN certification included with DAN Student Pack.
DAN Membership recommended but not required at this level.